Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Shares rank 14 of 21 science fiction films by recommenders
Recommended as one of the strongest Star Wars films, standing above post-Disney releases and rated level with the originals by some viewers.
6 people recommended Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
Summary written by Claude from 6 comments.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- mixed feelings
- 0
- warn against or regret it
- 1
The record
Recommended in 4 of 12 months
In 5 different threads.
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
- Recommended in 5 threadsNeeds 5 or more, met.
- The biggest thread supplies 33% of its recommendersNeeds half or less, met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 6 of the 7 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Stands above other post-Disney Star Wars films
“Only Andor and Rogue one were good since the Disney purchase”
Comment from 4 Jun 2026 in “Tony Gilroy Accepts Award for Andor: "Fuck the Empire "” “The big films have been sad except for Rogue One.”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Douglas Adams and the exterminated Doctor Who adventure” “Rogue One also stands above the others”
Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “'Backrooms' Stuns with $81M Debut” Rated among the best Star Wars films
“Rogue One was very good, to the point that I consider it on equal standing to the original trilogy and prequels”
Comment from 26 Feb 2026 in “Nano Banana 2: Google's latest AI image generation model”
Other science fiction films people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blade Runner | 42 | 10 | 8 | 84% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Colossus: The Forbin Project | 29 | 2 | 2 | 94% | 8 | — | — |
| The Fifth Element | 20 | 3 | 1 | 95% | 4 | — | — |
| Jurassic Park (1993 film) | 19 | 4 | 6 | 76% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryThis page | 6 | 0 | 1 | 86% | 4 | — | — |
Also compared with Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Alien (1979 film), 2001: A Space Odyssey and They Live.
What people said
6 of the 7 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The big films have been sad except for Rogue One.”
“Only Andor and Rogue one were good since the Disney purchase”
“Rogue One also stands above the others”
“Rogue One was very good, to the point that I consider it on equal standing to the original trilogy and prequels”
“The Post-Disney Star Wars movies are objectively less well received than the originals”
“watching Andor -> Rogue One -> Originals back to back makes the earlier stuff better”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.